A numerical model for transport in flat heat pipes considering wick microstructure effects

DOI10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.09.057zbMath1205.80043OpenAlexW2169448699MaRDI QIDQ621140

Suresh V. Garimella, Ram Ranjan, Jayathi Y. Murthy, Unnikrishnan Vadakkan

Publication date: 2 February 2011

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1143&context=coolingpubs

zbMATH Keywords

evaporationheat spreadervapor chamberelectronics coolingheat pipe modelwick structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids (76D05) Thin fluid films (76A20) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05) Free convection (76R10) Liquid-gas two-phase flows, bubbly flows (76T10)

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Uses Software

• Matlab
• FLUENT
• Surface Evolver

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